Definitions for resign
rɪˈzaɪnre·sign

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. vacate, resign, renounce, give up(verb)

   leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

   "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

2. leave office, quit, step down, resign(verb)

   give up or retire from a position

   "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

3. release, relinquish, resign, free, give up(verb)

   part with a possession or right

   "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

4. resign, reconcile, submit(verb)

   accept as inevitable

   "He resigned himself to his fate"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Resign(verb)

   to sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively

2. Resign(verb)

   to relinquish; to abandon

3. Resign(verb)

   to commit to the care of; to consign

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Resign

   rē-sīn′, v.t. to sign again.

2. Resign

   rē-zīn′, v.t. to yield up to another: to submit calmly: to relinquish: to entrust.—v.i. to submit one's self: to give up an office, &c.—n. Resignā′tion, act of giving up: state of being resigned or quietly submissive: acquiescence: patience: (Scots law) the form by which a vassal returns the feu into the hands of a superior.—p.adj. Resigned′, calmly submissive: uncomplaining.—adv. Resigned′ly, with submission.—ns. Resignēē′, the person to whom a thing is resigned; Resign′er; Resign′ment. [O. Fr.,—L. resignāre, -ātum, to annul—re-, sig. reversal, signāre—signum, a mark.]

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'resign' in Verbs Frequency: #537

How to pronounce resign ?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of resign in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of resign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of resign in a Sentence

1. Chris Stewart:

   I wish he'd resign frankly.

2. Greek Economy Minister George Stathakis:

   If it were me I would resign.

3. Kim Davis:

   If I resign, I lose my voice.

4. Tim Herbst:

   She needs to resign immediately.

5. Maithripala Sirisena:

   The police chief said he will resign now.

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